To help reduce excessive heat buildup and emissions from large areas of hard surfacing, landscape area must be provided within parking lots.
a. Landscaped Areas Required. Landscape areas with a surface area equal to five percent (5%) of the area of the paved surface (including all parking spaces, interior drives, loading docks, drop-off/pick-up lanes, and access drives beyond the right-of-way) shall be provided in all parking lots.
b. Landscaped Area Standards. The required landscape areas shall meet the following minimum requirements:
1. All required landscaped areas shall consist of curbed islands or peninsulas that are surrounded on at least two (2) sides by pavement. Landscaping on the perimeter of the parking lot shall not be counted toward meeting this requirement.
2. Landscape areas must be located on a lot line that is immediately adjacent to another commercial lot while at the same time leaving space for vehicular and pedestrian access between adjacent commercial lots.
3. A minimum of one (1) deciduous tree shall be provided for every five hundred (500) square feet of total landscaped area required in this section.
4. A landscaped area shall be provided at the end of every twenty (20) parking spaces or one hundred (100) linear feet, whichever is less.
(Ord. No. 2007-33, 12-27-07)